GamblersGrin Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 this a classic 80s movie that many people dont put on a list of great 80s movies. as for a sequel though, i derno man. is it too late to do that? mr. kilmer has put on a few pounds since his appearance in the original film. maybe hell play a prof. or something? or it could be a really good movie, too. http://www.filmfodder.com/scifi/archives/2007/01/real_genius.shtml "Real Genius" - The Sequel It looks like Val Kilmer will be Chris Knight once again! Kilmer has reportedly signed on to star in a sequel to the 1985 comedy, 'Real Genius'. Hmmm...did I hear a defeaning silence? I should be hearing wild cheering! Seriously! 'Real Genius' was, well, pure genius. It perfectly captured the feel of a high pressure, high-level academic environment, shrewdly packaged as a teen comedy. Admittedly, as I was a freshman in an Aerospace Engineering program when I first saw this movie, I am a bit biased. Still, the genius of the first movie was not in the plot, but in the characters - I saw bits my classmates in Chris, Mitch, Jordan, Lazlo and the other characters. The scene where a student cracks while studying for an exam and runs from the table is classic. The rest of the students look up, pause, and then resume studying like nothing out of the ordinary happened. So, can a sequel work? Obviously, making a sequel to a cult movie twenty years after the fact is pretty risky. It might be better just to re-do the original movie with Kilmer as a professor, but not reprising his original role. The new young stars could keep the flavor of the original (it would be "It's a moral imperative!"), but the campus lifestyles could be updated to present day. It could work. In any case, this is probably a good move for Kilmer. It was reported that his intentions were "...to take on more comedic roles in the future in a bid to alter his Hollywood image and take his career to a new level". I don't know about "a new level", but he clearly has comedic skills (see 'Real Genius', 'Top Secret', and even some scenes in 'Willow'). I don't expect him to become a Leslie Nielson, but he could do quite well in the genre. As an obvious fan, I hope he succeeds - and, that the sequel doesn't suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 i've seen the original over 30 times in my life, probably closer to 50 or more times. it's definitely one of my favorites from the 80's. as for the sequel --they better not fuck it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 The sequel won't be worth shit unless Lazlo is in it. Kent: You're all a bunch of degenerates! Chris Knight: Oh, really? Well, what about that time I found you naked with that bowl of jello? Kent: You did not! Chris Knight: This is true. Kent: Yeah, well I was hot and I was hungry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 this is a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 a time when you could live in a closet and NOT be gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hell yea. I though I was the only one. I fucking love this movie. Chris Knight was at his show stopping best with the ladies in this movie. And he didnt even try. I like that part where they get aboard the plane to install the laser beam and one of the pilots is looking suspiciously at Chris, and he is like "WHAT?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchThe$nitch Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Awesome 80s movie. His costar had an influence in my life...?? nohomoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf_va! Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 "And then I saw the most horrifying thing I have ever seen in my whole life..." "What?" "Hollifeld... In his pajamas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I could be wrong, but wasnt Laslo also Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awkward eye Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That movie was no classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I remember the first one being pretty good. /clicking over to netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 lazlo is uncle rico and he's been in a slew of shit too. one of 'the rock's movies and i think bad boys 2 if i remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeWhy-ish Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 "And Kent... Stop touching yourself." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 willow had some funny parts. top secret was pretty funny too. i laughed when he played batman so this could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Willow was great. And the two headed monster in the castle moat was really done state of the art for the time the movie was made I thought. They were scary as fuck looking too. *According to Wikipedia, Val Kilmer's dad was an aerospace equipment distributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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